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APPLICATION FILED PEB. 18, v1908.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 18, 1908.

FRANCIS A. PETER, OF NEWSIDE, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Speccaton ol Letters Patent.

Application led February 12, 1908. Serial No. 416,450.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, FRANCISA. PETER, of Newside, in the county of Lehighand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Iron Fences;

and I hereby declare that the following is a full, ciear, andV exactdescription thereof,- reference bein had to the 'ccompanying drawings,whic form part of A.-his specifica-A tion.

This' invention is an improvement in iron fences, and its object is toconstruct a fence which can be easily built or set up in position enlevels or inclines, and whose parts can be readilg* put together, andadjusted, as desired the erector, and by the use of which a variet offences of different designs can be readily uilt.

To this end the invention provides (1) 20 novel adjustable fastenings orclamps for attaching the vertical rods or palings of the fence to thehorizontal bars or runners thereof; (2) novel adjustable devices orclamps-for attaching the runners to the osts; (3) novel adjustabledevices or clamps or attaching the gate runners to the endbars of thegate; and (4) novel devices for hinging the gate to the post. All ofthese will be clearly understood from the accompanying drawings and thefollowing description of parts illustrated thereiii,-and the featuresfor which protection is desired are set forth in the claims. i

In said drawings-Figure 1 is an elevation of a gate and one short panelof fencing constructed in accordance with the invention; the panel beingshown arrangedpn an incline. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailside elevationof the connection between the horizontal 40 gate runner and the verticalend-bar of the tion. Fig. 6 is a detail side elevationshowing ate. Fig.3 is a horizontal sectional view on Fue 3 3, Fig. 2.' Fig. 4 is asimilar vieu' on line'4-4, Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofone of the plates forming the connecthe connection between thehorizontal gate or panel runners and the vertical rods'forming the gateor panel. Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view of the same, and Fig. S isa perspective view of this connection with the parts separated. Fig. 9is a detail perspective view showing the upper part of gatehinffe alsothe connection between the main the4 conne-:tion between the :nain postand horizontal anel runner.

l have illustrated in Fi' 1 a section of fence containing a panel and agate, the panel Patented aug'. 4, roos.

being shown inclined to illustrate the ad- Y j'ustability andiiexibility of the invention.

The panel comprises top and bottom runners 1, 1, preferably made Ofmetalipe, and attached to the posts? by means o yokes 2, which are formed ofopposite similar halves, having their Shanks recessed as at 2'c1 to fitthe end of the runner l, which is received ben tween the Shanks of thehalves of the yoke, and firmly secured thereto by bolts 1a (Fi s. 1, 9and 11). The bifurcations of the yo 'e are provided with lugs 2b ontheir inner faces which engage holes or apertures made in the sides ofthe post'P, at the point Where the runner is to be attached, (see Fig.11.) In this Way the runners are firmly secured to the posts, and atsaine time can be set at any angle thereto in a vertical lane necessaryto conform to the surface of t e ground whereon the fence is erected.The yokes 2 are capable of swinging adjustment in a vertical planerelative to the post.

The posts P may be of any suitable construction, but are preferably madeof piping, finished in any suitable manner, and may be set in cast-metalbases p, 'which may be fastened to any suitable support, Vor subbase, asusual.

The vertical rods, or palings, 3, of the fence are attached to therunners 1 by means of adjustable clamps (Figs. 1, 6, 7 and 8) each ofwhich is com osed of two members 4 A face, to vfit against the side ofthe runner 1 upon which the clamp-member 4 rests, saidrunnerbeing'clemped between member 4c, and lip 4b, when the nut 4e onshank e is tightened. Wh'en the nut 4e is loosened, the rod 3 can beadjusted vertically in the clamp, and the clam and rod can be adjustedlongitudinaily of t ie runner, until the parts are in the desiredposition; then by tightening nut 4e the clampniernber is bound iqirmlyto the ruimer, and binds the rod 3 also againstl the runner, thus theruimer and rod are irmly secured together by the-clamp.

The member 4 preferably has a projecting lip 4f on its upper en'd togive it a longer bear ing against the rod o, and it also may have.

an opening liii its front side, as shown.

As shown the gate is constructed of rnnneis 1"", tlilwrnnners l of thepanels) and end bars or nprights 5, which are preferably of piping. 'lorunners l:A` are connected a setot" paliiigs or rods 3, by clamps si,4", as dcscribed. 'l`hc runners 1"'l are however preierably connectedtothe nprights 5 by means l' the yokcs t. (Figs. l to 4). 'l`lie yokesti are. composed oi' opposite similar halves having shaiiks ti".recessed to receive the ends of runners 1*: to which they are iiiinlysecured by bolts t3, The bifurcations if-these yokcs embrace theuprights and aie fastened thereto by means of bolts 5" passed throughthe uprights :it the desired points. 'lhe runners lcan be. swung in avertical plane relative to npriglits 5, on the bolts 5, which may beconsidered the, pivots. But when bolts 5 are tightened the runners andupiights are tirmly locked together. To further secure the joint, theyokes (i are provided with arcshaped slots ti". above and below the bolt5", and through these .slots pass bolts 5" which also transiix thevupright (see Fig. 3) and when tightened rigidly lasten the runners andupi'iglits together. lf the .bolts 5, 5",

, are loosened. the runners 1K. can he tilted at an angle to theuprights,.just as the runners l can be tilted at an angle to the posts,so that the gate could beset on an incline if desired. lt is obviousthat the clamps could be used to fasten the runners of the. fence panelsto the posts ii desired.

(lne oi the uprights of the gate can be hinged to the adjacent. post.And as shown in Figs. 1,2) and l() of the drawings, the base Ap of suchpost, is provided with a bracketarm p carrying a pintle l' on its endover which the lower cnd of the gate upright 5 is placed, and the upperpartl ot said upright is guided in an eye l'orined in an arm 7 attachedto the postl I (Figs. 1 and 0) said arm being composed of opposite.similar members, having seini-circular bends 7 on one end forming theeye through which upright 5 passes to hinge the gate (Fig. Si). andhaving curved Aiortions T on their other ends partly einliraciiig postP, and iixedly clamped to said post by iiieansof boltsl (Fig. 9) whicht.In combination, runners, rods or pal-- -ings ini ersecting the runners,cla inps connect? ing thc rods and runners at their interset-- tioii,.said clamps comprising members strung on the rod, and an op iosedmember engaging the runner. and a bo t connecting tl'ie meW" "i bcis.

2. in combination, runners. rods' inter secting the runners, clamps,connecting the rods and rnnnersat the points of intersection, each clampcoinpi'ising a tubular menibei` strung on the rod, and provided with athreaded shank, and an opposed member strung on the shank and adapted toclamp the riniiiei' therengainst;

3. ln combination, ruiniers. rods intersect ing the runners. anddetachable clamps con- `necting the ro ls and runners at their points ofintersection. each clamp comprising amembers of the fence, yokes rigidlyiolted to the ends of the runners and engaging the uprights` andprovided with are-shaped slots, and bolts transtixing the uprights andpassing through the slots in the said yoke.

6. In combination, runners, and upright members of the fence; with splityo 'es bolted to the ends ot the runners and provvided with are-shapedslots, bolts transtixing the yokes and nprights, and bolts trnnsfiingthe uprights and passing through Ysaid slots in the yokcs.

7. In combination, a post. and runners, yokes bolted to the ends of therunners and provided with pintles engaging holes in the.'

post, rods intersecting the runners, and adgustable. clamps detachablyattaching the rods to the runners at theirpoints of intersection.

S. In combination, runners and uprights, yokes attached to the ends ofthel runners and adjustabltbolted to the upriglits, rods intersectingthe runners, and split:- clamps adjustably connecting the runners androds at their points of intersection.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I atlix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS A. PETER.. W'i t-n ess es DAVID MCKENNA, G. T. OPLIXGER.

